Ancestors (Renee Rosnes album)

Ancestors
Studio album by Renee Rosnes
Released	1996
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:00
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Bob Belden
Renee Rosnes chronology
Without Words (1992) Ancestors (1996) As We Are Now (1997)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[1]

Ancestors is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Renee Rosnes, which was released in 1996 by Blue Note Records. ^[2] It won the 1997 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Upa Neguinho"	Edu Lobo	6:18
2.	"The Sounds Around the House"	Alec Wilder	6:34
3.	"Intuition"	Walt Weiskopf	8:31
4.	"The Ache of Absence"	Renee Rosnes	8:58
5.	"Ancestors"	Renee Rosnes	9:40
6.	"Lifewish"	Renee Rosnes	7:36
7.	"The Gift"	Renee Rosnes	5:52
8.	"Chasing Spirits"	Renee Rosnes	7:31

Personnel

• Renee Rosnes – piano
• Chris Potter – tenor & soprano sax
• Nicholas Payton – trumpet
• Peter Washington – bass
• Al Foster – drums
• Don Alias – percussion ^[4]

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1238. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
2. "Renee Rosnes - Ancestors". Discogs.
3. "Awards - The JUNO Awards".
4. "Renee Rosnes". Blue Note Records. Retrieved October 11, 2022.